Thanks to both of you, I'll investigate back up software for my machines
and install Git on one of my machines and get some experience with it.
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Yes having a version tracking system set up can serve as a recovery tool in
the event of data loss, but other backup strategies have more to offer. Git
as backup is likely to demand ever growing space requirements as it lacks
pruning and rotation schedules. Also it depends on the user to actively
p
I think git is great for backup. Here's why:
With svn etc there is a "central server". If that fails, then you are screwed.
With git, all the clones have exactly the same data, including history
etc. There is no "master" except by convention. If the "master server"
dies, then just repopulate it f
Git is for version tracking--most often for code, but it could also be used
to track any files. Its not a backup tool and its not a deployment tool.
Tracking changes to your source code is a very useful function. Sometimes
during development you realize you're taken a wrong turn, and a tool like
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